HIT: "Billy Madison" may have been only a modest hit, earning $25 mil., but it proved the funny man could carry a movie.
HIT: Like "Madison," "Happy Gilmore" performed respectably in theaters where it made $38 mil., but developed a following on DVD.
MISS: Teaming up with Damon Waynes left viewers cold. "Bulletproof" made a measley $21 mil.
HIT: Sandler showed his softer side and gained female fans to boot. His lovestruck "Wedding Singer" raked in $80 mil.
HIT: Playing a mentally disabled football player, 1999's "The Waterboy" gave Sandler his first $100 mil. plus hit.
MISS: Critics loved "Punch-Drunk Love," but Paul Thomas Anderson's romantic drama only made $17.8 mil.
HIT: Not even co-star Winona Ryder's shoplifting scandal could keep 2002's "Mr. Deeds" from being a
MISS: Sandler's 2002 animated comedy "Eight Crazy Nights" was a rare misstep for the actor. The racy toon only made $23.6 mil.
HIT: Teaming with Hollywood legend Jack Nicholson, helped make 2003's "Anger Management" an $135.6 million hit.
MISS: Audiences love Adam, except in dramas. "Spanglish," a 2004 James L. Brooks film, grossed a dissapointing $42.7 mil.
HIT: Remaking Burt Reynolds football drama was a smart move for Sandler. Released in 2005, "The Longest Yard" made $158 million.
MISS: Oh Adam, when will you learn? The 9/11 drama "Reign Over Me" left audiences cold to the tune of $19.6 mil.
HIT: As a straight man forced to play gay, Sandler's 2007 "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" grossed $120 mil.
HIT: Though not in the same league as other Sandler hits, 2008's "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" made over $100 mil.
HIT: On paper, team up with Judd Apatow should have spelled comic gold. Sadly, the glum "Funny People" only made $51.8 mil.
HIT?: According to tracking, "Grown Ups," which hits Friday, will score Sandler another $30 mil. opening
Since his first big hits, such as "Billy Madison" and "Happy Gilmore," Adam Sandler has had a pretty steady string of smashes, interspersed with the occasional miss. TheWrap takes a look at the comedian's over a decade of box office dominence.
